Dead Celebs - 2005

[Truth Seeker]

Actress Jocelyn Brando Dies at 86

Actress Jocelyn Brando, who appeared in more than a dozen films including two with her younger brother, Marlon, has died. She was 86.

Brando, whose married surname was Pennebaker, died Sunday of natural causes at her Santa Monica home, said her son, Martin Asinof of Tillamook, Ore.

In Remembrance.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Stan Berenstain - co-creator and co-author of the Berenstain Bears books has passed away. He was 82. So... I suppose... a special thanks to Mr. Berenstain: one-half of the education-minded author team that taught me to read. *sniffle*

 

[DaveStebbins]

Stan Berenstain - co-creator and co-author of the Berenstain Bears books has passed away. He was 82. So... I suppose... a special thanks to Mr. Berenstain: one-half of the education-minded author team that taught me to read. *sniffle*

Man, my daughter used to LOVE those books. We must have had a few dozen of them at one point. I'd read them to her all day long and she would never get tired of them. I think she used some of them to help teach herself to read when she was three.



-Dave

 

[Elf Witch]

Stan Berenstain - co-creator and co-author of the Berenstain Bears books has passed away. He was 82. So... I suppose... a special thanks to Mr. Berenstain: one-half of the education-minded author team that taught me to read. *sniffle*

My son loved the books. We had almost everyone. He will be missed.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Souichiro Kawabata Dies

Souichiro Kawabata, manga-ka of S60 Children, passed away of cancer on November 22nd. He was 31.

S60 Children ended its run in the August 9 issue of Evening Magazine Source.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Actress Sperber Loses Breast Cancer Fight

"The memory of Wendie Jo is that of a walking inspiration," Hanks said in a statement. "She met the challenges of her illness with love, cheer, joy and altruism. We are going to miss her as surely as we are all better for knowing her." ​

Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on TV's "Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became "a walking inspiration" after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her 40s.

Sperber died at home Tuesday after an eight-year battle with breast cancer, publicist Jo-Ann Geffen said Wednesday.

A Los Angeles native, Sperber appeared in dozens of television shows and movies, including all three "Back to the Future" films.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

'Hulk' Actor Jack Colvin Dies at 71

Actor Jack Colvin, best known for his role as tabloid reporter Jack McGee in the 1970s television series "The Incredible Hulk," has died. He was 71.

Colvin died Thursday in North Hollywood of complications following a stroke, said his longtime friend, actress Maaren Edvard, an instructor and administrator at Michael Chekhov Studio USA West, which was founded by Colvin.

In Remembrance.

 

[Truth Seeker]

Saw producer dies at 42

Gregg Hoffman, the Twisted Pictures partner and producer and a key creative force behind the Saw horror franchise, died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 42.

According to a statement from Lions Gate Entertainment, the distributor of his latest projects, Hoffman had been admitted to Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after complaining of neck pain and died of natural causes. An autopsy is pending.

In Remembrance.

 

[Mark CMG]

Updated.

Oh, and -

Herbert L. Strock 30 November


If only for that notorius horror invention/flop The Crawling Hand (but, really, for a lot more schlock than just that and some great productions, too!)

 

[Truth Seeker]

Actress Jean Parker Dies at 90

Jean Parker, the lovely brunette star of "Sequoia," "Little Women," "The Ghost Goes West" and other hit films of the 1930s and '40s, has died. She was 90.

Parker died Nov. 30 of complications from a stroke at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital, her son, Robert Hanks, told the Los Angeles Times on Friday. He said she had lived at the retirement home since 1998.

In Remembrance.